1
as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
the forcefulness of his argument is indisputable
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2
as in impact
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect
delivered the punch line with appropriate forcefulness
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3
as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
her clenched teeth only added to the forcefulness of her words
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcefulness
Noun
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The challenge isn't new, but the intensity is unprecedented.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025 -
When the emotions get into it, and the intensity creeps up?—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The impact, should anything close to this come to pass, would be seismic on the global film sector.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Compared to men, women may experience a less significant impact on their lifestyle and relationships.12 Similarities Beyond sharing some symptoms, hypersomnia and narcolepsy have several similarities, including in diagnosis and management.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Westerhoff takes an executive role as managing director of the theatrical film division bringing together the strengths of both companies with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the Freedom area, Miller stopped before a wall of portraits from the 1800s — including William Whipper, Abraham Hanson and Thomas Howland — to highlight the significance of their attire, expressions, jewelry and adornments.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Some third thing of significance that hasn’t yet occurred to me?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Noun
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An Ohio sheriff's deputy working on a traffic detail near the University of Cincinnati was struck and killed Friday by a vehicle driven by the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by authorities a day earlier, police said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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As a result, Heredia’s swift and aggressive response to the crisis — which authorities said was needed to root out fraud and save lives — caused concerns that behavioral health care, especially for Native Americans, was increasingly difficult to access.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
Noun
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In response, these bad actors are devoting considerable resources to automating brute force and phishing attacks against any account still protected by a password.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Rockets feed off Dillon Brooks’ composure, force Game 6 in emphatic fashion Comments B Baskar G. · 17h 25m ago Houston just seems a better team.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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McGrath emphasized the importance of constantly scanning the environment and not clinging too tightly to existing business models.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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From the exhibition and beyond, this year is about examining the importance of clothing and style to the forming of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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However, a quick independent analysis of the data now casts doubt on the validity of these findings.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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That's led to some questions on the validity of this phenomenon.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Forcefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcefulness. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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